Conversations with myself

Opinions, rants, reverie and madness. One born-in-1975-Brit's perspective of stuff
Brits and Tea

Brits and Tea

You will notice, on coming to Britain, that tea is served in a mug. Not a cup. Not a jar. Not a glass. A MUG. That mug might be red, might be white, might be blue, might have your name on it, might even be tagged with "World's Greatest Lover." Rest assured, that drink...

[RANT] TalkTalk Internet Service is Rubbish

[RANT] TalkTalk Internet Service is Rubbish

This is a personal rant about UK broadband, phone and TV provider TalkTalk. I've been in dispute with TalkTalk since 2010, or 2007 if we include the time TalkTalk has been over-billing me for my Internet service since it took over Tiscali. I understand service prices...

Why, Oh Why Is the Royal Mail So Difficult to Contact?

Why, Oh Why Is the Royal Mail So Difficult to Contact?

And I don't mean through post offices. I'm just venting here because I'm annoyed. Maybe I woke up on the wrong-side-of-the-bed, I don't know but what I do know is that Royal Mail's idea of customer service has royally pissed me off. It really does not do justice to...

Missing Since 2006. Please Help Find Melanie Metheny

Missing Since 2006. Please Help Find Melanie Metheny

A deviation from my usual post type but the least I can do to help a friend, a mother, who is desperately searching for her daughter, Melanie Metheny, who went missing July 19th, 2006 in Belle, West Virginia. Melanie Metheny is mother to three children who miss her...

Some Happy Songs to Keep Us Smiling

Some Happy Songs to Keep Us Smiling

Just thought I'd post some cheerful, happy and uplifting music videos to help shake off the January blues :-) You wouldn't believe how hard t is find cheerful songs on the Net - if you don't know what they are called then you haven't much chance of finding them. Must...